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Film, Video Images of Early African American Life

Event video

About this Item

Title

  • Images of Early African American Life

Summary

  • Photographic images of African American life at the turn of the 20th century were the subject of a talk by historians David Levering Lewis and Deborah Willis. Their book, "A Small Nation of People: W.E.B. Du Bois & African American Portraits of Progress" (Amistad, 2003), is based on the Library?s collection of photographs showcased in "The Exhibit of American Negroes" at the 1900 Paris International Exposition.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Center for the Book, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2003-10-29.

Headings

  • -  African American History
  • -  Culture, Folklife
  • -  Literature
  • -  Performing Arts, Music
  • -  Biography, History

Notes

  • -  Deborah Willis, David Levering Lewis.
  • -  Recorded on 2003-10-29.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687585

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Center For The Book. Images of Early African American Life. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -10-29, 2003. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687585/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Center For The Book, S. B. (2003) Images of Early African American Life. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -10-29. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687585/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Center For The Book. Images of Early African American Life. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -10-29, 2003. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687585/>.